The body changes gradually as life approaches its end. However, several of these signs are often misunderstood or cause ...

We waited nervously in the lobby of the Ely hospital for a meeting with my dad’s doctor. While we’d learned a day before that Dad — James Sr. — had cancer, we wanted a better idea of how bad it was ...

The hospice movement got its start in the United States right here in New Haven. In the late 1960s, former Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Dean Florence Schorske Wald attended a speech given by hospice ...

Experts discuss how better hospice and home care reimbursement can help patients receive compassionate end-of-life care at home. Maureen Canavan and Dr. Kerin Adelson, healthcare executive, chief ...

As patients near the end of life with a terminal diagnosis, some may decided they will seek medical care only for comfort and ...

Dear Toni: As a certified case manager and critical care unit registered nurse, I advise people who are seeking help for a parent or spouse with end-of-life issues. Those who have serious health care ...